Thursday, 1/8/04 -- Eighth Grade
Today! Surprise notebook audit.
35pp. Looking for:
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This week's work, plus the previous two weeks' work.
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(5) Title and date on EVERY ENTRY.
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(5) All warm ups copied.
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(5) KBAR chart w/3 signatures for this week.
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(10) Completeness. (Pretests, vocabulary, KBAR responding,
KBAR charts, etc.)
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(5) Neatness/legibility/organization/accuracy.
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(5) ALSO: Assignment book check. Looking for this week's
homework recorded.
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No notebook? 0/35. Bring it tomorrow, and you can
get up to 30 of those points back. Friday it's worth 25.
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Brand new notebook (because the other was full)? Bring your
old one by Friday.
Warm Up. In notebook
with title and date. Copy the starred ones.
For 7-11, insert the apostrophes where needed.
You might have to add one s as well.
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* synonym : same :: antonym : ____________
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* invent : contrive :: conquer : ____________
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* "together put thing" = __________
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* "book writing" =__________
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* "over on put" = ___________
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* "apart pull" = ____________
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(1) For the notebook check, well be looking for this weeks
work, plus the previous two weeks work.
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(1) Mrs. Jones family is rather large, much larger than ours.
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(1) They are not afraid to go ahead with the plans, though
the choice is not theirs.
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(1) Little girls clothing is on the 1st floor, and the mens
department is on the second.
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(1) Johns 67 Mustang is his proudest possession.
Write toward 600 words. The next rough draft is due 1/20.
(R) Eyewitness Report (L) Response to Literature (BONUS)
(E) Evaluation (P) Persuasion (T) Technical Writing (O) Opinion (P-S) Problem-Solution
(B) Biography
(T) Step by step: How to BS your teacher.
(R) Show the best example of courage (cowardice, love,
friendship, cruelty, etc.) that you have ever witnessed.
(P-S) The problem is: Math (English, social studies,
PE, etc.) is boring. My solutions are:
(R or E or P) Finally, a good assembly.
(Review or suggestion...)
(T) If your occupation is defined as what you do all
the time that you do very well, describe your occupation.
(R or E) What was the worst meal you've had? Write about
it as if the event is taking place right now.
(T) How to hang out.
(L) Think of a book you have read that has stayed with
you. Think of a character from that book and write from his/her perspective
on any topic (whether from the story or not).
"King of Mazy May." Read to the end of page 67 (in paperback)
doing all the blue margin activities.